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Editor’s Note: This article appears in the April 2025 edition of Modern Materials Handling, a Peerless Media publication. Subscribe today! Mobile robots aimed to enhance human efficiency and productivity have become more attainable over the last decade as technology has improved allowing for larger-scale automation and better cost efficiency. Their ability to adapt and collaborate with other people and systems…
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When it comes to automatic guided vehicles (AGV), repetitive, low-value tasks are the name of the game in today’s warehouses and distribution centers. AGVs are increasingly being called on to help move goods back and forth, offering labor cost savings, a safer work environment and higher accuracy. “It’s all about movement of goods, whether that’s delivery to a production line…
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Farming is hard work, and it’s no stranger to disruptions. In recent years, the physically demanding nature of the job has brought on labor shortages and increasingly severe weather conditions have compromised the efficacy of traditional outdoor farming. Indoor greenhouses have emerged as an alternative, but their perceived high cost and specialized nature have stalled widespread adoption. Farming technology start-up…
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VisionNav Robotics (Booth C4075) is automating the loading and unloading of trailer trucks with the introduction of the VNST20 Pro, an autonomous forklift, paired with an advanced robot control fleet scheduling system 〈RCS〉. The VNST20 Pro adapts to diverse trucks, goods and environments, working with the RCS to automate unloading, loading and materials handling tasks. This maximizes loading rates, boosting…
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For an industry historically challenged by thin margins and high costs, creative solutions and out-of-box thinking are not new. Those in the business of food and beverage have long worked to do more with less, but today, the industry faces some of its biggest challenges yet. A nearly decade-long labor shortage tops this list, exacerbated by constantly changing consumer preferences…
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Tompkins Robotics (Booth N7140) is expanding its robotic solution offerings and introducing its new PickPal, pick assist (PA) autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and the Induction Lift, multi-level sortation robot, at ProMat. Attendees can see demonstrations of these systems—which follow Tompkins Robotics’ core design elements of producing adaptive, flexible and scalable solutions—at the company’s booth. PickPal provides a low-burden implementation of…
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AGILOX (Booth N731) is adding an autonomous dolly mover to its range autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) controlled by its proprietary X-Swarm intelligence. ProMat attendees are invited to see the new Omnidirectional Dolly Mover AGILOX ODM together with its bigger siblings ONE and OCF. “AGILOX is a company that has built a strong foundation with the AGILOX ONE and the AGILOX…
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At a press conference on Tuesday, OTTO Motors (Booth N7537) unveiled its newest autonomous mobile robot (AMR), OTTO 600. OTTO 600 unlocks important new workflows with its ability to move pallets, carts and other payloads up to 600 kg (1,322 pounds). With an all-metal construction and IP54 rating, OTTO 600 is built to work in the most demanding of factory…
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Locus Robotics (Booth S2303) has introduced the industry’s first data science-driven warehouse automation platform called LocusONE. The platform provides a solution to the seamless operation and management of large quantities of multiple AMR form factors as a single, coordinated fleet in any warehouse. The platform works by using a proprietary data science engine that “enables operators to gain the flexibility…
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
